Apiary registration

North Dakota apiary registration

North Dakota requires beekeepers to register their apiaries. Below is what the record says, where it is written and who to call, as verified on September 4, 2026.

Requirement

Required

When it is due

December 31 each year (the app's reminder date)

State's wording: beekeeper license expires December 31 annually; notify commissioner of each apiary location before placing hives

Fee

$5 license + $0.15 per colony assessment

Law

N.D.C.C. ch. 4.1-16

Agency

Agency program www.ndda.nd.gov
Registration page ole.ndda.nd.gov
No phone on file — use the agency site

Notes

'Before a person may act as a beekeeper in this state, the person must be licensed.' Each apiary needs a 3-digit ID sign plus name/phone; unidentified apiaries can be seized.

Sources

ndlegis.gov https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t04-1c16.pdf
www.ndda.nd.gov https://www.ndda.nd.gov/divisions/plant-industries/apiary-honey-bees

How this was checked

Verified on September 4, 2026. Confidence: high.

All states: apiary registration by state

Questions beekeepers ask

Do I have to register bees in North Dakota?

Yes. Apiary registration is required in North Dakota.

When is North Dakota registration due?

The cadence on file: beekeeper license expires December 31 annually; notify commissioner of each apiary location before placing hives.

What does registration cost in North Dakota?

The fee wording on file: $5 license + $0.15 per colony assessment. It is printed as found; confirm with the agency before you rely on it.

Who do I contact in North Dakota?

The agency is ndda.nd.gov and the registration page is ole.ndda.nd.gov; no phone is on file, so use the contact page on the agency site. For a suspected disease, a pesticide kill or a question about a treatment, ask for the state apiary inspector.

Where is this written?

Law on file: N.D.C.C. ch. 4.1-16. Sources checked: ndlegis.gov, ndda.nd.gov.

Bee Community

Take it to the bee yard

The app keeps your registrations and reminds you before the renewal date.

Bee Community is a free Android app for the bee yard: a logbook that works offline, reminders built from your own records and your region's season, a mite-wash calculator with the Honey Bee Health Coalition thresholds, a mite trend chart, and a treatment picker driven by EPA labels. Free for two active hives with no ads; Premium and Commercial add hives and tools, and nothing you record is ever locked.

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Android only. Weather and the season calendar are US-only for now. Beekeepers 18 and over. Nothing in the app is veterinary, regulatory or professional advice; the product label is the law, and your state apiary inspector is the person to call.

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